Protein shakes make you feel less hungry after eating, even though they don’t help you keep the weight off.

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Protein supplements after weight loss do not improve weight maintenance compared with recommended dietary protein intake despite beneficial effects on appetite sensation and energy expenditure: a randomized, controlled, double-blinded trial.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2017 Aug

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Protein supplements after weight loss do not improve weight maintenance compared with recommended dietary protein intake despite beneficial effects on appetite sensation and energy expenditure: a randomized, controlled, double-blinded trial.

Score: 58

DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.129528

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